Connection increases a leader’s influence among followers, and this influence in turn spurs followers to do more: improve their behaviour, develop their skills and talents, work better and harder, seek and participate in collaborations or teams, and achieve greater results.…
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What is Meaningful Connection?
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How Important is Connection?
As John Maxwell wrote “Everyone communicates. Few connect. It’s difficult to connect with people while pursuing your own selfish agenda. By nature, connecting is a giving experience.” Connection is the strategy of successful leaders. Connection is the linkage among people…
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The Brain/Behaviour Connection
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” – Marcus Aurelius, Joint 16th Emperor of the Roman Empire. In his book, Get Out of Your Own Way: The Five Keys to…
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Adaptability – Resiliency to Respond to Changing Events
Developing a strategy for ‘Connection’ can have enormous influence on the way your people think and connect and plays an important role in fundamental transformation of any businesses culture and work environment. There are three behaviour-based concepts that must be…
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Alertness – Emotional Sensitivity to Others
There are three behaviour-based concepts that must be adopted and learned in order to successfully transform a culture to one of connection: attentiveness (focus on others), alertness (emotional sensitivity to others), and adaptability (resiliency to respond to changing events). There…
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Attentiveness – Focus on Others
Developing a strategy for ‘Connection’ can have enormous influence on the way your people think and connect, and plays an important role in fundamental transformation of any businesses culture and work environment. There are three behaviour-based concepts that must be…
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Transforming Connection – People First
Connection is a powerful strategy used by enlightened leaders to transform their workplaces and create dynamic and powerful teams. These teams are not only capable of weathering adversity but achieving high levels of performance excellence. Creating and sustaining positive and…
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Connection – Be Part of the Solution (Not the Problem)
I recently had a conversation with a friend about a conversation he had with the pilot of the plane before boarding for a trip. The pilot was clearly not happy and he indicated that senior management was so detached and…
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Deep Emotional Connection – Is It Needed?
“If a leader can’t get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn’t even matter.” –Gilbert Amelio, former CEO of Apple. Methods, tools, technologies, protocols, and systems do not achieve results. People…
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